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   Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. [1] The county seat is Hamilton. [2] The county was created in 1858. [3] It is named for James Hamilton Jr., [4] a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Hamilton became the county seat when the county was founded in 1858 and was named, like the county, for South Carolina governor James Hamilton. The post office was established in 1861, and by 1873 the population was 200.

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   Nov 5, 2020 · The county was named for James Hamilton, a South Carolina governor who invested some $216,000 in gold to finance the Texas struggle for independence from Mexico. It covers 844 square miles wooded with pecan, live oak, elm, cedar, and post oak.

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   Present Hamilton County, in West Central Texas, was established in 1858 when the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Hamilton County, named after James Hamilton Jr., from parts of Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties.

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   Source: Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, 1910 sd. HAMILTON COUNTY. Hamilton County is situated near the geographical center of the State. It was formed from portions of Comanche, Bosque and Lampasas Counties in 1858, organized that year, and named in honor of James Hamilton.

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   History. By 1860, when the county’s first post office was established at the hamlet of Hico, the county included several small but well-established communities; that year the census found 489 residents.

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   Where is Hamilton County Texas?

   • Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. It is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.

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   How did Hamilton County get its name?

   • In 1858 the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Hamilton County, named after James Hamilton Jr., from parts of Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties. In 1858, Hamilton was named the county seat. Despite growing white settlements in Texas, Indian tribal presences remained. In 1867, Comanche raiders attacked a school where Ann Whitney was the teacher.

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   What is the county seat in Texas?

   • The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. It is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas. Indigenous peoples were the first inhabitants of the area.

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   When did Hamilton become a county seat?

   • Hamilton became the county seat when the county was founded in 1858 and was named, like the county, for South Carolina governor James Hamilton. The post office was established in 1861, and by 1873 the population was 200. The Civil War and Indian attacks, which continued until 1876, slowed the growth of Hamilton.

   Hamilton, TX (Hamilton County) - TSHA

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   How many farms were there in Hamilton Texas in 1910?

   • That year the Stephenville, North and South Texas Railway connected Hamilton with Stephenville, and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas connected Hamilton with Comanche. By 1910 there were 2,237 farms in the county, and the population had grown to 15,315.

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   Where is Hamilton County?

   • Hamilton, the county seat of Hamilton County, is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281, State highways 22 and 36, and Farm roads 218 and 932, in the Pecan Creek valley in the center of the county. The first settlers came to the area in 1855, and the first store in Hamilton was opened the same year by James M. Rice and Henry Standefer.

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   Aug 23, 2024 · The county was named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas. The county is located in the central area of the state. County Courthouse [edit | edit source] Hamilton County Courthouse 102 N Rice St Hamilton, TX 76531 Phone: 254-386-1240 Hamilton County Website